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Re: [ProgSoc] managing digital photos



On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, victor rajewski wrote:

> > > I should point out that JPEG *is* TIFF, inasmuch as TIFF is the
> > > container format for JPEG-compressed files.
>
> No. TIFF can store JPEG data, but see below.
>
> > Wait, I thought JPEG was the container format for JFIF-compressed files.
>
> wikipedia would suggest otherwise - JFIF expands to JPEG File
> Interchange Format, which, logically, is the container. EXIF is
> another container for JPEG, generally created by cameras.

I stand corrected.  JPEG is the compression system.  I used to see ".jfif"
files in the early days, when people still found GIF exciting.  If EXIF is
another container format, does it have any relation to that new
patent-free video container format?  I think it's also called "EXF".

> > Interesting ... a technical discussion on progsoc.
>
> I'm sure we can arrange for it to descend into childish name-calling
> soon enough :)

Oh yeah.  Jedd will point out the iPod can't decode PNGs or something.
(It's interesting, because my iPhoto folder contained a few iPod-related
files).

CK.

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